Support for sheet material in building construction.



Patented J 11116 19, 1917.

B. A'DEY.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 17. 1916.

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BENJAMIN ADEY, OF NEWTON CENTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

SUPPORT FOR SHEET MATERIAL IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN ADEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newton Center, county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, (whose post-office address is 17 5 Parker street, Newton Center, Massachusetts,) have invented an Improvement in Supports for Sheet Material in Building Construction, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to supports for sheet material in building construction, being particularly intended to provide a suitable support for metal lath sheets or other like materials to be used to hold such materials in proximity to the wall or location where they are to be secured.

While it may have various other useful the invention in its described embodiment is more particularly intended to hold metal lath sheets in close proximity to the wooden strips of a ceiling to which the metal lathing is to be fastened.

As now commonly practised two men are required to fasten a sheet of metal lathing to a ceiling, one of whom. holds the sheet in position while the other nails it to the wooden strips which are arranged on the underside of the floor timbers to receive it. The herein described embodiment of this invention is designed to dispense with the labor of the man employed to hold the metal lathing in place, and in practice has been found to result in a more even application of the metal lathing itself to the ceiling than is commonly done wheremanual support is relied upon.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying illustration of one specific embodiment thereof, while'its scope will be more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a'perspective view showing the general arrangement and the mode of utilizing a plurality of'supports construct Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 1111 19, 1917,

- Application filed October 17, 1916. Serial No. 126,211.

ed in accordance with one form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the construction of one of the supports illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the support shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation showing the lateral suspension arms;

Fig. 5 shows an attachment whereby the support may be secured to an upright stud;

Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the supporting attachment illustrated in Fig. 5, and

' ing lengths and sizes of metal lath sheets two supports will ordinarily be sufficient to 'hold the lathing in the desired relation to the ceiling.

The supporting arms 1 are held in close proximity and substantially parallel to the underside of the ceiling or the lower level of the wooden strips 3 which are customarily secured transversely to the bottom of the floor timbers 4 to receive the metal lathing. Preferably one end of each supporting arm is left free of any suspension or other connection to the strips or other ceiling members so that the metal lath sheet may be inserted laterally over the arms.

The opposite end of each arm, however, is suspended from one or more of the ceiling members and herein from two of the strips 3 by means of a pair of oppositely disposed arms 5-5, which are detachably secured to the supporting arm 1 by means of the hanger 6 and the thumb nut 7 These arms are arranged at such a height and position that they may be readily inserted between and hooked over two adjacent strips 33 to overlie th same transversely, forming a fulcrum or suspension device by which the supporting arm 1 may be suspended at the required height below the underside of the strips to hold the metal lath sheet in the desired proximity thereto.

To hold the supporting arm substantially. horizontal and in substantially rigid sheet supporting relation to the ceiling, the same site end of the extension arm is provided with the oppositely disposed lateral arms 111-1, these being arrangcd at a level intermediate the level of the suspension arms 5 and the supporting arm '1 so that they underlie transversely the adjacent strips 33 and hold the supporting arms against tipping. The arms 1111 are preferably hinged to the extension arm 8 at 12 and'13, respectively, so that when required they may be collapsed upon the same as indi-'v cated by the intermediate position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. For convenience in storage orv transportation, when carried from place to place, the support may be compacted into small compass by collapsing the arms 1111 and detaching the supporting arm 1 from the hanger 6 and the extension arm 8.

In utilizing the supporting device described, the two supports are arranged at a suitable distance apart, each one being positioned by inserting the suspension arms 5 5 in betweentwo adjacent strips so as to overlie the same, the device being thereupon held in position by gravity. The construction of the support and the weight of the sheet metal tend to prevent any displacement of the supporting arm either transversely or lengthwise the sheets. When one sheet has been fastened in position the workman can readily shift the supports in a direction lengthwise the sheet or transverse the sheet to receive a fresh sheet, the disengagement of; the support being effected by merely lifting and tilting the same so that the arms 5.

can he slipped down and out: between. the adjacent: strips. T

It will be seen that in the described embodiment; of the invention as utilized in Fig.

. 1, thesupporting arm works on the cantaliverprinciple, being fulcrumed at the lateral arms5 and anchored by thearms 11,

leaving the end of the projecting arm 1 free to receive the sheet material without interference with any connections or attachments to the ceiling. This construction also contributes to the simplicity and efiectiveness of the device and the ease with which it may be shifted from one position to another. I

sheet material to be applied to a ceiling, including'the last sheet or sheets where, on account of the side walls there is no room for the extension arm 8, I have provided meanswhereby the extension arm and the suspension v armsmay b replaced by an attachment .adapted to be clamped to an upright stud. Such attachment is shown in Figs. 5' and 6 and consists simply of the straps 14 and 15whichare bolted-or other-. wise secured to the end: of the supporting arm 1 in place of the extension arm 8 and the hanger 6, said straps being so shaped as maybe more or less modified and in Fig. 7

I have shown a simplified form of support consisting of the arm 20 having the fulcruming support 21 consisting of the L- shaped supporting strap 21 adapted to overlie a single wooden strip member 3. Such arm is provided with the extension 22 having the abutting strap piece 23 adapted to underlie the same wooden strip piece 3 at a suitable point to maintain the arm 20 in a substantially horizontal and sheet sustaining position. The ends of the supporting strap 21 and abutting strap.23-may be bent over into the lips 24 and 25, respectively, to embrace the sides of the wooden strip 3 and help prevent displacement of the supporting arm when in position.

While I have herein shown for purposes of illustration one specific embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that ex tensive changes and deviations may be-made v in the construction herein shown and theconstruction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit hereof.

Claims:

1. A device for supporting a metal lath 7 sheet while the latter is being fastened to In order to utilize the support for all the end to permit the introduction of the metal lath sheet laterally over the same, suspension means connected to the opposite end of the arm comprising a pair of oppositely disposed lateral arms at a suitable height and position to be inserted between and to overlie transversely the adjacent strips to which the sheet metal is to be attached, a hanger for detachably securing said lateral arms to the supporting arm, an extension detachably secured to the supporting arm, a pair of oppositely disposed lateral arms on the extension adapted to underlie transversely the said strips and hold the said supporting arm against tipping, said arms being hinged to said extension to render the same collapsible, and an attachment adapted to be substituted for said extension whereby said arm when required may be secured to an upright stud.

2. A device for supporting metal lath sheets in proximity to the wooden strips of a ceiling to which they are to be secured, said device comprising one or more supports provided each with a supporting arm, the latter having one free end to permit the introduction of the metal lath sheet laterally over the same, suspension means connected to the 0pposite end of the arm comprising a pair of oppositely disposed lateral arms at a suitable height and position to be inserted between and to overlie transversely the adjacent strips to which the sheet metal is to be attached, an extension for said arm, and a pair of oppositely disposed lateral arms on the extension adapted to underlie transversely said strips and hold the said supporting arm in a sheet sustaining position.

3. A supporting device for building purposes comprising a supporting arm, a pair of oppositely disposed lateral arms secured to one end of said supporting arm at a level above the same, an extension and a pair of oppositely disposed lateral arms on said extension at a level between that of the supporting arm and the first set of lateral arms.

4. A device for supporting sheet material to be fastened to a ceiling comprising one or more supports provided each with a supporting arm, suspension means secured to one end of said arm and adapted to overlie one or more of the wooden strips on said ceiling, and means secured to an extension of said arm adapted to underlie one or more of said strips to hold the arm in sheet supporting position, the opposite end of said arm being free from connection with any suspension member whereby the sheet ma terial may be inserted laterally over the same.

5. In a device for supporting sheet material to be fastened to a ceiling, the combination with a plurality of supports having each a free or unsuspended end whereby the sheet material may be inserted laterally over the same, and means for holding said supports horizontally in rigid sheet sustaining position closely adjacent the ceiling.

6. A device for supporting sheet material to be fastened to a ceiling having a support provided with a free or unsuspended end whereby the sheet material may be inserted laterally over the same, and means for temporarily detachably securing the opposite end to a ceiling member for holding said support in a rigid sheet sustaining position closely adjacent the ceiling.

7. A device for supporting sheet material to be fastened to a ceiling comprising a supporting member having one end free of connection to the ceiling, whereby the sheet material may be inserted laterally over the same, means for supporting said member through its opposite end comprising suspension means for suspending said end from the ceiling, and an extension adapted to engage the underside of the ceiling and prevent the member from tipping.

8. A device for supporting sheet material to be fastened to a ceiling comprising a supporting member having one end free of connection to the ceiling, whereby the sheet material may be inserted laterally over the same, means for supporting said member through its opposite end comprising suspension means adapted to overlie one or more of the wooden strips on said ceiling, and an extension adapted to underlie said strips to prevent the arm from. tipping.

9. In a device for supporting a sheet metal lath to be fastened to a ceiling, the combination with a cantaliver supporting arm for said sheet metal, and means for suspending the same on the ceiling, to leave said arm with a free projecting end upon which the sheet material may be placed.

10. A device for supporting sheet material to be fastened to a ceiling having a supporting arm, a fulcrum support for said arm near one end thereof and adapted to be suspended on one or more ceiling members, and an abutting support carried by an extension adapted to underlie said ceiling members.

11. A temporary supporting device in building construction for holding metal lath sheets in close proximity to the wooden strips of a ceiling while being fastened thereto comprising a plurality of supporting arms and means for temporarily but removably holding them in close proximity and parallel to the underside of the wooden strips to which the metal lath is to be fastened, thereby to sustain the metal lath in position while being fastened thereto.

12. A cantaliver support for holding metal lathing in close proximity to a ceiling to which it is to be fastened comprising a supporting arm, a detachable hanger for suspending the same in position, and a detachable and collapsible extension piece secured to and forming an extension of the arm.

l3. A support for holding metal lath sheets in I close proximity to a ceiling to which it is to be fastened comprising a supporting arm, a suspension device at one end of, said arm, a detachable extension for the arm carrying means to prevent the tipping movement of said arm on said suspension device, and an attachment adapted to be substituted for said extension whereby the arm may be secured to an upright stud.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

BENJAMIN ADEYT.

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